teaching council assessment

roe_cat

Hey - I fall short a few modules in the subjects i want to teach. I know it makes sense to get my degree assessed and find out officially what extra modules i need to do.
But - if i apply to the teaching council to assess my degree will i have to apply and pay again once ive made up the shortfall?
Also - how much info will they give about how to make up the shortfall - do they suggest where I can do the courses?

seachto7

In the same boat as you. I sent away my undergrad (which is on the list) to get a subject assessed (which is no longer on the list). I'm waiting to hear back before I proceed. I guess I'll have to settle for a late application.

I'd ideally like to teach French and Irish, so I'm getting my Irish assessed. If it falls short, I'll apply to the grad dip in languages in UL, so it would be French and TEFL for post primary. I would then hope to study whatever I have to in Irish in order to make up the shortfall....

Printer

I am also in the same boat and extremely angry about it all to be honest. I graduated with a first class honours in International Business with French and Spanish yet I am not eligible to teach Spanish...

This is despite the fact that I completed 120 credits in languages over the 4 years, spent a full year in Spain studying through Spanish, completed a dissertation in Spanish and majored in Spanish in my final year.

Apparently though I am entitled to teach accounting and economics even though I only did an introduction module to both these subjects in first totalling 5 credits in accounting and 10 in economics.

Its absurd and ridiculous that I am now being asked to pay 275euro to have these languages assessed.

seachto7

I agree with you Printer. I even spoke to the head of Euro Studies in LImerick and a woman in NUIG, and both were stumped as to why my Irish wasn't on the list........
I feel for you...... :(

roe_cat

but does anyone know if I have to pay the teaching council for a second assessment once i make up the shortfall?
Ive a similar problem to you with your irish. Did Russian as my major - all the other major languages on my degree are recognised but not it. even though its not widely taught id still like it to be recognised but definitely resent being expected to pay for it when i know they've already done the assessment

seachto7

I was told by UL that my Irish was likely to be rejected as it's not on the list.
I rang the teaching council, and I asked would it be worth my while applying to get it assessed, as if it was going to get rejected I wouldn't waste 200 euro. They told me "you can get it assessed if you want". I didn't get a Yes or a No...
If they tell me the shortfall, then that won't be so bad. At least I know what I'll have to do....

roe_cat

I was told by UL that my Irish was likely to be rejected as it's not on the list

I don't see why it would be rejected if you have the right credits - minimum 54 ECTS although you need literature as well as language in that.
as for me - I have all the guidelines so i know what i need to make up - think I'll just go for it and then get it assessed when i think I've got everything i need

seachto7

Basically, what they have on the PAC site is European Studies, and the subjects recognised are French, German, Spanish, History. So even though when I studied Euro Studies, my electives were French and Gaeilge. But Gaeilge isn't on the list, so on paper, it's like I never studied it.
But all may not be lost. If I have to make up the shortfall, so be it. I think Gaeilge may still stand to me in the future along with French.
I could put down French and History as the subjects, but apparently history teachers are a dime a dozen...